Mission Australia

1. Hush for Homelessness launches in Martin Place
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Australia’s biggest fundraising event to tackle homelessness – Hush for Homelessness – will be launched with a half-day series of events in Sydney’s Martin Place on Thursday, 23 April. Kicking off with ...

2. The big issues facing our kids
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... that overall young Australians are well placed to tackle the issues affecting their transition from youth to adulthood. But parents and the broader community need to be aware of the problems facing our ...

3. Mission Australia welcomes Homelessness Revolution
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... way we tackle this problem – and it’s just as well because nothing short of a revolution will help turn the growing tide of homelessness in Australia,” said Mr Hall. “There’s no question that, in ...

4. Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
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... to tackle the problem. Mission Australia – which last year assisted more than 70,000 people across its youth and housing support services – said the report, Australia’s Homeless Youth, accurately exposed ...

5. New poverty research shows Australians missing out
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... snapshot sheds light on the day to day experiences of Australians in need and has led to calls for a national strategy to tackle poverty. It also proposes measuring poverty based on what the community ...

6. Australia needs national uniformity on early childhood education and support
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... aren’t too many issues more deserving of national intervention than early childhood. “We certainly need a greater level of national leadership and energy to tackle the holes that currently exist,” said ...

7. More homeless services needed in Tasmania
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One of Australia’s leading community service organisations, Mission Australia, has called for more homeless services and transitional housing in Tasmania as well as a national housing strategy to tackle ...

8. Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate
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... taxes and infrastructure costs where they apply to the development of affordable housing; and tackle the root causes behind the 100,000 Australians who are homeless on any one night. “In a country ...

9. WA’s booming housing market drives 30% increase in homeless families
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... Housing Strategy which will create a nationwide plan to, among other things, create more affordable housing, more public housing, and boost support services to help us tackle the rising numbers of homeless ...

10. Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness
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... a wonderful step. Those in the sector are also looking for a national approach to cross state borders and to tackle the root cause, not the symptoms of homelessness,” Lincoln said. “Crisis accommodation ...

11. UN report on Australian housing crisis rings true
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... reducing or abolishing the varying rates of stamp duty, establishment taxes and infrastructure costs where they apply to the development of affordable housing; and tackle the root causes behind the ...

12. Musings into minds of at-risk young people
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... people – launched in Sydney – tackles serious issues such as family breakdowns, drug and alcohol addiction and disenchantment with mainstream society. Musings features music by young talented songwriters ...

13. Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
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... Issues are then tackled using a variety of methods including parent groups, playgroups, English classes, anger management courses, drama, music and art,” Professor Homel said. “In addition to its day-to-day ...

14. New blueprint to tackle causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem
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One of the country’s leading providers of employment and training programs has launched a new blueprint calling for greater co-ordination between governments, business and community, and a raft of new ...